Just a few minutes have passed since the highly anticipated Stranger Things Season 5 finale debuted globally on Netflix. In the midst of this, social media users claim a Netflix outage.
Netflix releases the Stranger Things Season 5 conclusion
The Stranger Things Season 5 finale debuted on the streaming service on Wednesday at 5 p.m. PT/8 p.m. ET. As part of the program is worldwide rollout plan, the episode debuted on Netflix for Indian viewers at 6:30 am IST.
Netflix collapses after the release of the Stranger Things Season 5 final
Users started reporting the website collapse shortly after.
“I swear @Netflix, if your app does not start functioning RIGHT NOW,” a fan said on X, the previous Twitter platform. I had been anticipating the #StrangerThings conclusion for hours, and today it chooses to crash?
🎬 Stranger Things 5 Finale Chaos
- Release Time: 5 PM PT | 8 PM ET | 6:30 AM IST
- Issue: Netflix outage reported minutes after release
- User Reaction: Complaints of buffering & app crashes
- India Outage: Peak reports between 6:22–6:37 AM
- Trend: #StrangerThingsFinale trended on social media
⭐ Finale Episode Highlights
- Episode Title: The Rightside Up
- Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes (longest episode)
- Season: Final episode of Stranger Things
- Main Cast: Millie Bobby Brown, Winona Ryder, Finn Wolfhard
- Special Cast: Linda Hamilton among final additions
Fans react on social media
“All right, @Netflix, we are going to have a serious issue if you buffer or your servers fail within the next 2.5 hours. Another admirer wrote, “Step up.”
Another person said, “Guys, after more than seven minutes, the Netflix crash Stranger Things finale (sic) is still not opening.”
Another person said, “Netflix is offline… To be honest, I should have anticipated that.
Outage reports in India
Downdetector reports that user-reported outages in India peaked between 6:22 and 6:37 in the morning.
Season 5 finale of Stranger Things: title, duration, cast
This is the last episode of the popular series. The eighth segment, titled The Rightside Up, lasts for two hours and eight minutes. This is the program is longest episode to date.
Cast of Stranger Things Season 5 finale
Five stars for Stranger Things Winona Ryder (Joyce Byers), Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven), Finn Wolfhard (Mike Wheeler), Gaten Matarazzo (Dustin Henderson), Caleb McLaughlin (Lucas Sinclair), Noah Schnapp (Will Byers), Sadie Sink (Max Mayfield), Charlie Heaton (Jonathan Byers), Joe Keery (Steve Harrington), Maya Hawke (Robin Buckley), Priah Ferguson (Erica Sinclair), Brett Gelman (Murray), Cara Buono (Karen Wheeler), Amybeth McNulty (Vickie), Nell Fisher (Holly Wheeler), Alex Breaux (Lt. Akers), and Linda Hamilton (Dr. Kay).
